Mounting for cards, photographs, and the like



Jan. 3,1939. `A AlNSwORTH 2,142,261

MOUNTING FOR CARDS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THE LIKE Filed July 10, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l www fmM/w" Jan. 3, 1939. A. A, AlNswoRTH AMOUNTING FOR CARDS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THE LIKE Filed July 1o. 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 SUMA/1A Patented Jan. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES MOUNTING FOB CARDS, EHOTG LIKE Noren Albert A. Ainsworth, 0, N. Y.

Application my 1o, 1935, serial No. sacre s s Claims. (ci. 12e-ua) The invention relates to the art of mounting and Illing papers, photographs, autographed cards, clippings, samples, scrapbook entries and other slips or articles of paper, cloth, or other fabric or material, and is intended primarily as an improvement on the inventions set forth in my prior Patents Nos. 1,461,570, July 1'0, 1923 and 1,862,450, June 7, 1932. The present application is a continuation in part of my application Serial No. 699,780, led November 25, 1933, relating to Hinged cards, now Patent No. 2,038,468 dated April 21, 1936, which patent may be referred to for further details of construction. In such patent there is disclosed the novel combination of a stiff backing and rows of relatively ilexible card holding tongues projecting from the backing adapted to serve as hinges, and relatively stii cards adhesively secured to the tongues which cards are adaptedto be turned back and forth about the tongues as hinges. The patent also discloses lthe 'feature oi attaching the cards to the undersides of the tongues, then turning the cards over about the tongues as hinges, the cards when assembled being arranged in battery. This arrangement is particularly useful in the case of photographic albums as the individual cards stand out and each is readily accessible .and may be turned back about the tongues as hinges.

These features form part of the presentinven- 80 tion.

In common with my Patent 1,862,450, I prefer to employ a backing or folder of comparatively stiff material having one or more strips of tough,

exible material secured to the backing and having tongues or tabs for adhesively retaining the slips or articles to be filed, although so far as the broad aspects of the invention are concerned,

the backing itself may be provided with the improved forms of tongues, as in my earlier Patent 4.0 1,461,570, and the slips or cards may be secured directly to such tongues without departing from the spirit oi? my invention.

The broad object of the invention is accordinglyto improve the' mountings disclosed in myv aforesaid patents and to furnish a quick, easy, economical and permanent method of mounting cards, newspaper clippings, photographs, snapshots, ofliceV data and the like in a convenient overlapping manner so that a portion of each article when mounted is always visible, and also so that when turned back the contents written or printed on one or bothsides of the mounted article are clearly visible.

, A more speclc object oi the invention is to improve the form of tongues or tabs employed in the mounting so as to give additional mounting strength. A further object is to provide means for securing perfect alignment of the cards, A photos, etc., without the necessary use of guide lines. Another specific 'object of the invention is to provide, in combination with a backing, a plurality of separate and individual mounting strips, each adapted to carry a single card or the like, such strips with the cards mountedthereon being arranged in battery upon the backing in such a manner that the cards overlap one another with portions of each card visible, A further object is to provide. a mounting stripl with tongues which are easily folded back. Stili another object is to provide a cheap and economical method for forming a plurality of the individual strips from va sheet of material Without the loss of any. of such material.

Other objects ci the invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and the follow-V ing detailed description, in which are set forth for the purpose of illustration various speciiic embodiments oi' the inventive thought involved, it being understood that these specic embodiments are intended as `illustrative only and not as limiting the invention.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a face or inside view of a backing or folder having cards or slips hingedly secured thereto by means of gumnied strips;

Fig. 2 is a lengthwise section on line 2--2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section on an enlarged scale showing a portion of Fig. 2 and indicating in detail the manner of attaching the cards or slips;

Fig. is a detailed fragmentary view similar to Fig. l, but showing only a single gummed Astrip applied to the hacking;

Fig. 5 is e. rear View of one of the individual gummed strips or monntings shown separate from the backing;

Fig. 6 is e. front View of the same; A

Fig. 7 is e. similar view of e. modied mounting strip; v

Fig. 8 is a iront view of another modification;

Fig. 9 is a view generali, similar to Fig. 1, but showing astill iurther modieatien ci the invention;

Fig. l0 iss. iront view oi a portion of a sheet of mounts or hinges of a different form;

Fig. il is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 12 is a section taken 'on the line i2-i2 of Fig. l0;

Fig. 13 is a section Fig. l0;

form` of 1 n the une issle cz Fig. 14 illustrates a card or backing on which..

different unit mounts are applied in various ways; Fig. 15 is a section on line IS-IB of Fig. 14, showing both ends of the mounting strip pasted to the card;

Fig. 16 is a similar view on line IG-IB of Fig. 14, showing only one end pasted down. and

Fig. 17 is a similar view on line II-Il of Fig. 14, showing a battery of hinges pasted by one end only.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the reference numeral I0 denotes generally a backing preferably composed of comparatively stiff material and which may constitute one or both covers of l5 an album or other filing folder or the leaves thereof. As shown, the backing is provided with vertical and horizontal guide lines to assist in the alignment of flexible mounting .strips II, \although owing to the peculiar construction of 20 the preferred forms of mounting strips, once the ilrst striplias been properly placed the other strips are practically self-aligning. These strips may be formed of tough iiexible material, as paper, cloth or, other fabric, and as shown are provided with a plurality of hinged tabs or tongues or the like I2, which serve for the attachment of cards, slips or the like I3. As shown in Fig. 5, the strip II is gummed on the back, the gummed portion including also the surface of the tongue I2. As shown in Figs. 1 to 7, the strips are elongated in form and the tongues are separated `from each other by a space whose area is substantially equal to the area occupied by the tongue itself. Each strip is intended for mountg5 ing a single card `or slip, one strip being applied at a time and the card I3 applied thereto. 'I'he strips with their cards or slips are secured in vertical alignment so that the individual strips form substantially a single strip secured to the backing, while the cards carried thereby overlap one another, as best illustratedin Figs. l and 2.

Tofa,cilitate. bending or hinging the tongues gummed strip from the base to which it is secured as the card is reversed by turning the same back about its hinges.

It will be. noted that the tabs I2 hinge on lines IB-IG. This permits the tabs I2 upon which the card is to be mounted to be turned back easily so as td receive the card, and when soV turned back the tongues I2 extend at an angle to the sub-tongues I5 and the pairs of tabs or tongues form a straight mounting edgeagainst which the article to be mounted is placed while the tongues are secured thereto, and by thisfeature all mounted articles are automatically kept in alignment.

The tongues may' be cut in other forms without A detracting from all the advantages of the pre.

Both the main and sub-tongues of the mounting strips may be formed .in various shapes. They may, for example, be V-shaped or rounded. The forms having tongues with straight sides, however, possess the advantage of economy over the forms with rounded tongues, as nearly twice as many tabbed mounting strips may be cut from thev same material as would be possible with rounded tabs. In the forms shown in Figs. 1 to 7 it has been noted that the space Il between the tongues These projecting portions serve to give additional strength to the entire mount.

The number of tabs or tongues employed may be varied as desired, but preferably two or more are used to secure proper4 alignment.

In Fig. 8 a strip IIa having three tabs or tongues I2a is shown, these tongues being of simple V-shape and lacking many of the advantages of the preferred form in th'at there are no minor or sub-tongues formed and no means are provided to facilitate bending of the tongues and for securing alignment of a group of the .tongues in battery. It will be understood that one side of the strip I Ia including the tongue portions is preferably provided with adhesive material, as in the embodiment shown in Fig. 5.

The method of utilizing the mounting strips will be apparent from the foregoing description. The first mounting strip of the series may be secured to the backing as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, with the body of the strip and the subtongues securely fastened to the backing, leaving the main tongues I2 accessible for the mounting of the card. The card is then applied as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and3, whereupon another mounting stripmay be secured in place just below the ilrst strip. It will be noted that the subtongues I 5 of one strip will be covered by the body portion of the next mounting strip. In this manner a substantially continuous strip will be formed by thesuccessive individual strips, and

each individual strip will be firmly held down by i the next individual strip, which overlaps the sub-tongue portions. Also the tongues of each strip serve as a straight edge for the mounting of the card and also assist in the alignment of the next individual strip. Where cards, slips or the like of uniform size are employed) exposed spaces 20 of each will be visib1eas best* illustrated in Fig. l, and on4 these visible portions suitabley identification datal may be placed if desired. The cards may be turned in either direction so as to expose matter printedor written on either or both sides thereof. This is particularly useful in the case of photograph albums, permitting photographs to be mounted on each side' of the card. The stillness of the card as compare@ 'with the hinge causes the exure to take place enf tirely within the hinge. l

If desired, the individual strips may be mounted with the main tongues pointing upwardly lnstead of downwardly, in which case the cards are mounted from above and are then reversed tol gether with the hinged tongues or tabs. For

other types of mounting strips the reversed mounting may be employed.

In Fig. 9 a further modification of the invention isv disclosed wherein a mounting strip 2| is employed having three rows of tongues,

the two outer rows of tongues being represented by the numerals 22, 22, and pointing upwardly,

while the tongues Z3 of the intermediate row,

' action of the two outer tongues, which are preferably secured to one face of the card and the 'intermediate tongue secured to the opposite face. It will be noted that, as in the previously described preferred embodiment of the invention, the form herein shown secures alignment for the individual cards which are rmly secured in place without danger of coming loose. After being mounted the cards with the hinges to which they are secured are turned downwardly so that when a plurality of cards are employed in battery the lower edges overlap, as in Figs. 1 and 2.

While it is contemplated that the strip 2l may be of flexible material gummed on the back and may be adhesively secured to a. suitable backing, a plurality of individual strips of similar construction, each having three or more tongues with. their bases in alignment, two of the tonguesV pointed in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, may be employed and arranged in battery, or tongues similar in shape vto the tongues .22 and 23 may be cut into a backing or folder itself, as in my prior Patent 1,461,- 570.

The invention has been described in detail for the purpose of illustration, but it will be obvious that many variations may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, in moimting the strips the backing might be gummed and the strips ungummed. Also the variousv forms of tabs or tongues may be formed in the backing and provided With accessible gummed portions. The

- cards or slips may be provided with gummed *portions to fit the tongues on the mounting strips, in which case the tongues on the mounting strips need not be gumnied.` These variations are applicable to the various forms and modifications herein disclosed. The cards, slips or.the like I3 may be, if desired, formed with slots, slits or other means for receiving minor cards to be detachahly engaged therewith, and

stamp collectors. A convenient method of forming individual mounts fromV a large'sheet conltaining a plurality of 'such mounts is also illus.-

trated. Figs. 10 to 13 illustrate the method of forming the mounts and Figs. 14 to 17 inclusive illustrate the application or use of such mounts in connection with a card or backing'.

Referring particularly to Figs. to 13, the

reference numeral 30 denotes asheet of fabric or tough flexible paper. This sheet is provided with openings 3| arranged ln horizontal and vertical rows. lntersecting lines 32 are vformed horizontally and vertically, dividing the sheet into unit mounts. The lines may be woven into the fabric of contrasting color, if desired, or the sheet may be perforated to permitthe units to be torn apart, or the lines-may be ruled on the surface of the sheet. The sheet is gummed on one side with suitable adhesive 33, preferably 4of a character to secure a substantially permanent connection with -a member to which it is applied. Across the adhesive face of the sheet are arranged at intervals a plurality of strips 36 of what is known as Scotch tape, such strips being provided on one face with an adhesive 35 which may be of non-drying character and is designed to permit removal of slips or other articles applied to the adhesive, as contrasted with the adhesive 33, which provides a relatively permanent connection. It will'be noted that the adhesive 35 shows through the openings 3l. The strips of Scotch tape are preferably not gummed on the back.

The sheet 3G, which comprises a plurality of unit mounts, is designed to be furnished to customers for. application to a suitable backing. The sheet may be cut into a plurality of individual mounts 36, each including one or more rectangular openings .with the adhesive 35 showing through the said openings. It will be understood that these mounts may be cut in rows or as individual units, or may be cut in square or oblong form with a plurality of the openings Yfor attachment of slips or cards carried thereby.

In Figs. 14 to 17 various means of attaching the mountsto a backing 31 are illustrated. This backing is preferably of comparatively stiif material, and may, if desired, constitute one of the leaves or covers of an album.

At the upper left and center of the card or backing unit mounts 36 are shown applied with both of the ends of the mounts pasted to the card. In the flgure at the upper left a slip 38, which may be a postage stamp .or the like, is illustrated in dotted lines, such slip being releasably attached to the adhesive face 35.

, At the 'lower portion of the card a plurality of unit mounts 36 are shown in horizontal-alignment. These mounts are pasted to the backing along one end only so that the mounts can be swung upwardly along the line of pasting. In such a mountboth the front and rear faces are accessible for thevattachment of slips or cards. To the front face a slip may be remov-` ably attached, while to the rear face a slip may be permanently attached along the lower edge thereof.

At the right of the card anumber of unit mounts are shown arranged in battery relation,

each unit being pasted along one end only. In

such arrangement both the front and rear. faces are accessible forattachment of cards or slips.

It will be understood that any number of mounts may be formed on a single sheet 30, such sheets being conveniently made up in units of 100: Where the sheet is of fabric, such fabric is woven of the` right texture so that the meshes will be ready for the Scotch tape to be mounted, as shown in the drawings. Also the strips 34, instead of being of the Scotch tape type provided ,-wlth a non-drying adhesive, may be providedA l with-a permanent adhesive so that stamps, cards, 75

slips orthe like may be permanently secured to either face when the units are hingedly mounted or to the-front face when the mounts are secured along two sides. It will also be understood that the unit mounts of the other forms described in connection with Figs. 1 to 9 inclusive may be provided with nondrying adhesive at the portion to which a card yor slip is to be attached, or may be provided on one face with a permanent type adhesive and on the other face with a non-drying adhesive. For example, in the form shown in Fig. 5, the tabs I2 may be provided with non-drying adhesive, permtting removal of the article applied thereto, while the portions of the strip which engage the backing are coated with an adhesive which will rigidly adhere to the backing. It will be understood that these mounts maybe coated on the back with an adhesive which will insure a iirm attachment to the backing, while on the front face a non-drying adhesive may be employed to permit removal of the card, slip or the like.

Further variations and modifications of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

What I claim is:

l. A mounting strip for ling cards, slips or the like composed of tough iiexible material and comprising an elongated body portion adapted.

to be secured to a suitable backing, spaced slip holding tongues projecting from the body portion, and sub-tongues within the iirst mentioned tongues adapted to be secured to the backing and serving to increase the adhesive strength of the mount.

amasark f 2. A. mounting strip as set forth in claim 1 wherein the longitudinal edges of the strip are straight and parallel, and the slip holding tongues are arranged to swing about one edge of the strip as an axis, whereby the tongues constitute 'a straight edge 'to insure proper mounting ot the slips.

3. A mounting strip as set forth in claim 1 wherein the margins of the sub-tongues are parallel with the margins of the slip holding tongues.

4. A plurality of strips as denned in claim 1, arranged in battery upon a backing, with the sub-tongues oi' one strip covered by the body portion of the next strip and with the slip holding tongues unobstructed.

5. A mounting or ling device for cards, slips or the like, comprising, in combination with a continuous, unslitted, stiil backing, a plurality of flexible individual mounting strips adhesively secured in battery to the backing, and a plurality of individual cards carried by said strips, one mounting strip being employed for mounting each card, and the cards, when mounted, being in overlapped relation, with a portion of each card visible and extending beyond the next preceding card of the series, each mounting strip being provided with a plurality of spaced projecting tongues having exposed gum portions to which the card is secured, wherein each of the rst mentioned tongues is hinged, and a plurality of sub-tongues within the first mentioned tongues secured to the backing and serving to increase the adhesive strength of the entire mount.

,ALBERT A. AINSWORTH. 

